Baseline

NFL · All time: Explained by quality

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Season window

pp means percentage points: the difference between two rates. For example, 40% versus 62% is −22 percentage points. A minus means the rate was lower than the baseline; a plus means it was higher.

All time: 2020 to 2026 (7 seasons); 2026 in progress, through 2026-11-09.

Explained by quality

Checked: explained by team or player quality. QBs reached 200+ pass yds in 67.6% of games, vs 62.7%. The gap goes away once quality is accounted for (+2.1 pp vs each player’s own norm).

In the spot
67.6%
Baseline
62.7%
Sample
793 player-games
Adjusted
+2.1 pp vs each player’s own norm

See all 793 player-games behind this →Every one listed with its result, Hit or Miss

Explained by quality 1 measure

A raw gap exists, but it goes away once team or player quality is accounted for. Not a psychology edge.

MeasureIn spotBaselineDiff.nWhat it means
QB 200+ pass ydsSee the games for QB 200+ pass yds →67.6%62.7%+4.9 pp793QBs reached 200+ pass yds in 67.6% of games, vs 62.7%. The gap goes away once quality is accounted for (+2.1 pp vs each player’s own norm).

Myth checked 17 measures

No clear difference from the baseline.

MeasureIn spotBaselineDiff.nWhat it means
Avg combined pointsSee the games for Avg combined points →45.446.0−0.6386Games averaged 45.4 combined points, vs 46.0. A scoring average, not an over/under record. Not a clear difference.
QB 2+ pass TDSee the games for QB 2+ pass TD →42.6%43.5%−0.9 pp793QBs reached 2+ pass TD in 42.6% of games, vs 43.5%. Not a clear difference.
RB 70+ rush ydsSee the games for RB 70+ rush yds →29.0%29.4%−0.4 pp1,084RBs reached 70+ rush yds in 29.0% of games, vs 29.4%. Not a clear difference.
Home win rateSee the games for Home win rate →56.7%52.5%+4.2 pp386Home teams won 56.7%, vs 52.5%. Not a clear difference.
RB 100+ rush ydsSee the games for RB 100+ rush yds →11.9%12.5%−0.6 pp1,084RBs reached 100+ rush yds in 11.9% of games, vs 12.5%. Not a clear difference.
RB 1+ TDSee the games for RB 1+ TD →39.9%39.9%+0.0 pp1,084RBs reached 1+ TD in 39.9% of games, vs 39.9%. Not a clear difference.
WR/TE 1+ TDSee the games for WR/TE 1+ TD →22.7%22.3%+0.4 pp3,891Receivers (WR/TE) reached 1+ TD in 22.7% of games, vs 22.3%. Not a clear difference.
WR/TE 50+ rec ydsSee the games for WR/TE 50+ rec yds →29.9%29.7%+0.3 pp3,891Receivers (WR/TE) reached 50+ rec yds in 29.9% of games, vs 29.7%. Not a clear difference.
WR/TE 70+ rec ydsSee the games for WR/TE 70+ rec yds →16.8%16.5%+0.4 pp3,891Receivers (WR/TE) reached 70+ rec yds in 16.8% of games, vs 16.5%. Not a clear difference.
RB 50+ rush ydsSee the games for RB 50+ rush yds →49.5%49.6%−0.1 pp1,084RBs reached 50+ rush yds in 49.5% of games, vs 49.6%. Not a clear difference.
Overtime rateSee the games for Overtime rate →7.3%5.8%+1.5 pp3867.3% of games went to overtime, vs 5.8%. Not a clear difference.
WR/TE 40+ rec ydsSee the games for WR/TE 40+ rec yds →40.3%38.9%+1.4 pp3,891Receivers (WR/TE) reached 40+ rec yds in 40.3% of games, vs 38.9%. Not a clear difference.
QB 225+ pass ydsSee the games for QB 225+ pass yds →53.6%50.0%+3.6 pp793QBs reached 225+ pass yds in 53.6% of games, vs 50.0%. Not a clear difference.
QB 250+ pass ydsSee the games for QB 250+ pass yds →40.1%37.8%+2.3 pp793QBs reached 250+ pass yds in 40.1% of games, vs 37.8%. Not a clear difference.
QB avg pass ydsSee the games for QB avg pass yds →232.4225.0+7.3793QBs averaged 232.4 pass yds, vs 225.0. Not a clear difference.
RB avg rush ydsSee the games for RB avg rush yds →55.855.7+0.11,084RBs averaged 55.8 rush yds, vs 55.7. Not a clear difference.
WR/TE avg rec ydsSee the games for WR/TE avg rec yds →38.938.3+0.63,891Receivers (WR/TE) averaged 38.9 rec yds, vs 38.3. Not a clear difference.

The games every game behind these numbers

Every game that counts toward the rates above, newest first. Hit (green) means the thing being measured happened in that game; Miss (red) means it didn’t. Averages (points, margin, totals) show the actual number with no color. Player and team-scoring lists can also be colored by a second method, picked with the “Hit or miss means” switch: did they go over their own season average entering that game (earlier games that season only, at least 3 of them; not a Vegas line). Click any game for the full breakdown. The list follows the season window above and adds up exactly to the published numbers.

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Definitions

The spot
Kickoff at or after 7:00 PM ET (DST-aware), not international: SNF, MNF, TNF, Saturday night
Baseline
All other NFL games
All-time seasons
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, through 2026-11-09
Sample rule
game/team grain: 200+ distinct games; league-wide player grain: 100+ player-games from 30+ games; player-specific: 30+ games; plays: 200+; and BH q<=0.1 for "published". The same rule applies inside every season window.
pp
Percentage points: the difference between two rates. For example, 40% versus 62% is −22 percentage points. A minus means the rate was lower than the baseline; a plus means it was higher. This is a description of the rates, not a betting instruction.

“X+” means the value reached X or more, so a push can’t happen. Intervals are the wider of a 95% Wilson interval and a game-clustered interval. Shorter windows are recomputed from the games in those seasons, never scaled from the all-time rate. See the methodology.